Introduction to Film Direction
Cinematographic syntax: a director's abc
A course by César Pesquera , Director and Visual Artist
About the video: Cinematographic syntax: a director's abc
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain to you which are the basic tools of a director in terms of cinematographic language: plane values, angles, camera movements, composition, lighting, music… These are basic elements that you are going to use to build your film.”
In this video lesson César Pesquera addresses the topic: Cinematographic syntax: a director's abc, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Film Direction. Learn how to translate your vision into audiovisuals for the big screen and direct your own scenes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Cinematographic syntax: a director's ABC In this lesson we will see the basic tools of the director Regarding cinematic syntax: plane values, angles, camera movements, composition, music, light ... They are the essential tools to build your movie. As I mentioned, I am not a technical guy. I didn't go to film school and I am very intuitive when approaching things with the resources I have. Although this course is not technical, I will review by the basic elements of cinematographic syntax. The cinematographic language is an audiovisual language. As directors, what we do is translate a script...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Film Direction
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Lighting Design
César Pesquera
A course by César Pesquera
César Pesquera lives to tell exciting stories with a solid conceptual framework and room for visual experimentation. As a visual artist and director, he currently dedicates himself to filmmaking, directing music videos, developing advertising campaigns, and writing.
In his most recent personal projects Tramuntana and Santa Ana, he explores the crossover between visual experimentation and documentary. Both pieces were selected at festivals such as Cíclope, SXSW, Sitges, Cannes, Slamdance, and BFI London Film Festival, among others. In addition, his work has been recognized with several Laus awards, a Gold at ADC*E, and second prize at YDA Cannes. In 2018, Santa Ana received an Honorable Mention for Best Documentary at Salute Your Shorts festival in Los Angeles.
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